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Title Proper/Title Text
Ingresso Principale e Mon. Principe Amedeo

Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca. (dated June 16, 1911 on the verso)

Place of Publication/Creation Place
Turin

Dimensions Description
14x9 cm

Inscription Language
Italian (Language)

Related Built Environment Objects

• Entrance from Corso Raffaello - Monument to Prince Amedeo

Descriptive Note Text

This colorized photo postcard shows the entrance from Corso Massimo D'Azeglio and Corso Raffaello. The entrance was a semi-circular structure that wrapped around Davide Calandra's monument to Prince Amedeo, of which we have a frontal view in this photo. The Monument was inaugurated in 1902, on the occasion of the First International Exposition of Modern Decorative Art in Turin. The entrance structure was built by Beniamino Quadri and Giovanni Colombo construction company.

The postcard was mailed to Montevideo, Uruguay on June 19, 1911.

Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)

Current Repository Numbers
CDC-PC-EFCR-0003